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Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

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These members of your family would obey <strong>the</strong> truth with <strong>the</strong> whole heart could <strong>the</strong>yhave your influence to sustain <strong>the</strong>m.<strong>You</strong>r daughters look to you <strong>for</strong> an example, <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>y think <strong>the</strong>ir fa<strong>the</strong>r must be right.Their salvation depends much upon <strong>the</strong> course which you pursue. If you cease striving<strong>for</strong> everlasting life, you will exert a powerful influence to carry your children with you,you will bow down <strong>the</strong> spirit of your faithful wife, crush her hopes, and lessen her holdon life. How can you in <strong>the</strong> judgment meet <strong>the</strong>se to testify that your unfaithfulnessproved <strong>the</strong>ir ruin?I saw that you had several times yielded to <strong>the</strong> suggestions of Satan to cease strivingto live out <strong>the</strong> truth, <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> tempter told you that you would fail with <strong>the</strong> best endeavorsyou might make, that with all your weakness and failings it was impossible <strong>for</strong> you tomaintain a life of devotion. I was shown that your wife and eldest daughter have beenyour good angels, to grieve over you, to encourage you to resist in a measure <strong>the</strong>powerful suggestions of Satan; and through your love <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>m you have been inducedto try again to fix your trembling faith upon <strong>the</strong> promises of God. Satan is waitingto overthrow you that he may exult over your downfall. Those who are tramplingunderfoot <strong>the</strong> law of God are streng<strong>the</strong>ned by you in <strong>the</strong>ir rebellion. It is impossible<strong>for</strong> you to be strong until you take a decided stand <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> truth.Systematic benevolence looks to you as needless; you overlook <strong>the</strong> fact that itoriginated with God, whose wisdom is unerring. This plan He ordained to saveconfusion, to correct covetousness, avarice, selfishness, and idolatry. This system wasto cause <strong>the</strong> burden to rest lightly, yet with due weight, upon all. The salvation of mancost a dear price, even <strong>the</strong> life of <strong>the</strong> Lord of glory, which He freely gave to lift manfrom degradation and to exalt him to become heir of <strong>the</strong> world. God has so ordainedthat man shall aid his fellow man545

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